FORMER captain Alec Stewart is to captain England in their one-day spell against a Gauteng XI in Lenasia on Wednesday. Nottingham’s Chris Read takes over the gloves for the first time on tour. The tourists have rested six of their key players with Darren Maddy expected to open the innings with regular Mark Butcher in a revamped batting line-up.
The team is:
Darren Maddy, Mark Butcher, Andrew Flintoff, Chris Adams, Alec Stewart (capt), Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann, Chris Read, Alex Tudor, Chris Silverwood, Darren Gough.